salpinx
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsæl.pɪŋks/
- Rhymes: -ælpɪŋks
Noun
salpinx (plural salpinges or salpinxes)
- (anatomy) A trumpet-shaped tube.
- (anatomy) A Fallopian tube.
- (anatomy) A Eustachian tube.
Related terms
Translations
Fallopian tube — see Fallopian tube
References
- “salpinx”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπῐγξ (sálpinx, “a war-trumpet”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsal.pinks/, [ˈsälpiŋks]
Noun
salpinx f (genitive salpingis); third declension (New Latin)
- (anatomy) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value); either the Fallopian tube of females or the Eustachian tube
Inflection
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
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